Folklore of the Arab World1

The Folklore of Sorting Algorithms

The objective of this paper is to review the folklore knowledge seen in research work devoted on synthesis, optimization, and effectiveness of various sorting algorithms. We will examine sorting algorithms in the folklore lines and try to discover the tradeoffs between folklore and theorems. Finally, the folklore knowledge on complexity values of the sorting algorithms will be considered, verif...

The Antinomies of Folklore Values

A paraphrastic transposition of Solar's "Antinomies of literary values" to the field of folklore studies is given in this paper. The core aim is to show the congruity of theoretical positions and the impact of the professor's critical thought within the small group of his former students, now folklorists at the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Research in Zagreb. The first part of the text u...

Prevention and Control of Drug Abuse in the Third World1

Lately, there has been a significant increase globally in the interest in drug abuse and in its prevention and control. There is evidence that use of alcohol and other dependence producing drugs has increased world-wide in the last decade or two. Some people question if the State should have any role in controlling the use of dependence-producing drugs, as every citizen should be his own judge ...

The Scorpion in Muslim Folklore

In the dry zone between North Africa and South Asia scorpions have caught the imagination of nomads and sedentary people in various ways. First of all, venomous scorpions have long been considered as embodiments of evil, but also as protectors to counter the powers of other evil forces. This is reμected in beliefs, in pictorial representations of oriental art from early historic periods, and in...

Folklore, Folklorism, and Synchronization: Preserved-Created Folklore in Israel